Canopy



Patented May 20, 1930 ENT OFFICE.

GEORGE Home, or NEW YORK, 11. Y.

CANOPY Application filed September 27, 1928. Serial No. 308,825.-

The present invention relates to improvements in canopies in use, for entrances to buildings, for golf courses, for swimming pools and other suitable places where such covering is necessary.

In canopies as hitherto used it has been customary to make the main frames thereof of single units of pipe or metal bar. l/Vhere large canopies are involved these frame units are very very heavy andit oftenrequires as many as five or six men to handle them, in the erection or in taking down. Furthermore up to'the present. time the shapes of the canopies have been limited due to the fact that the frame rods when of single'pieces necessarily limit the variety of shapes possible.

One of the. objects of the present invention is to permit canopies to be made of any shape, with straight, curved or arched legs.

A further object is to provide a construction whereby my canopy may be, made up of small sections. l

Another object is to provide aconstruction which will be easy and cheap to manufacture and also be easy to erect andremove.

Still another object is to construct my canopy so that when used at golf courses, swimming pools andthe-like, it may be adjusted to fit the'conditions, such as the angle of the suns rays, and the flatness of the ground and other details.

With these and other objects view my device consists in'the novel construction and described, and shown in the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification and in which similar reference charac- F ters denote corresponding parts.

- Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the assembled frame work of one form of canopy. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional View of a detail along line 22 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View ofthe same detail, and,

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of another form of canopy embodying the elements of my invention.

In the embodiment of my invention as desired.

shown in Fig. 1, my canopy frame work comprises two or more supporting frames 10 of. metal pipe, wood or any suitable material suitably'joined togetherby means of cross bars 11 of similar material designed tO engage in members positioned on each of the frames, and for instance compris .lng collars or sleeves 12 positioned on the frames 10 and having laterally project ing portions 12', in which holes are bored and into which tongues 12 projecting from the cross bars 11 are adapted to be engaged. The tongues 12 may be formed. by bending over the ends of the bars 11 or by other suitable ways. Y 7

Each of the frames 10 of my canopy is comprised of two or more sections 13 and 14 of metal pipe or other suitable material and which may each have any desired curvatures.

The lower ends 13 and 1 1' respectively of the various sections may be finished oft' by pointing or provided with feet or the like'as desired (not shown). The upper ends 13 and 1 1 respectively thereof are threaded .to engage in suitable screw threaded openings in a joining device 15 which comprises'two L-shaped members 15 and 15 each having an 7 opening 161 in the longitudinal section of the L for. the passage therethrough of a fastening bolt 17, and being also provided with threaded openings 18 and 19 respectively in their transverse sections for engagementi'of the respective threaded portions of pipe sections 13 and 1 1'. 1

The twoL-shaped members 15 and 15 are mounted with transverse sections extendingin opposite directions as shown clearly in The bolt 17 may have aplain head 17 or may" be provided with an enlarged portion 17 integrally formed. or otherwise attached thereto and having suitably spaced openings therein, in order that the frame may be fastened to the wall of a building or thelikeif .lhe nut 20 into whichsaid bolt screws isin the present embodiment an L-shaped memher having a threadedopening for engagement with the'bolt in one of its extensions and being provided in its other extension with a suitable opening 20 for the passage therethrough of a transversely projecting portion 12 of one of the cross bars 11. Of course the particular coupling means for the cross bars herein specified need not be employed. Instead of the means described any other suitable arrangement may be ere-- ployed, such as a nut and threaded pipe arrangement.

In the erection of my canopy the frames 10 are first assembled by screwing the sections thereof into their respective L-shaped members 15 and 15 which are then joined together in the manner indicated above. Then the sections 15 and 15 are set at the desired angle and fixed in this position by tightly screwing up the bolt 17. The frame which has the enlarged bolt head 17 in its joining member is properly fastened to the building and then the various cross bars 11 inserted'in their respective positions therein, and also in the corresponding positions on the other frames.

It is readily seen that by the provisions of joining elements 15 I have secured an adjustable canopy which may be readily handled and easily assembled and permits building of canopies of any desired shape, a thing which has been hitherto impossible due to the difficulty of shaping long sections of pipe to the desired curvature.

Inthe modification of my canopy shown in Fig. 4, I show the adaptability of my arrangement to a canopy designed for use for instance at golf courses, swimming pools or other like places. In this modification the same joining device 15 is used and the only changes herein are in the shape of the sections 22 and 23 respectively. This modification serves merely to illustrate the ready adaptability of my arrangement to securing of canopies of a-ny'shapes and size. The canopy covering 24 in thiscase and its frame the construction of which are well known in the art are adapted to be tiltable to any desired angle by reason of their connection to the members 20, and by adjusting the position of said members before tightly screwing in the bolts 17, the angular positioning of the covering frame may be accomplished. Similarly the fact that each of the members 22 and 23 may be adjusted angularly due to their connection to members 15 and 15 makes it possible to adjust the members to the terrain on which the canopy stands. This last feature is also true of the device illustrated in Fig. 1.

It is of course obvious that my invention may readily be modified without departing from the spirit thereof, and I do not wish to be limited to the details shown and described.

What I claim is:

1. In a canopy, a framework therefor, comprising supporting frames joined by cross bars, each of said frames comprising at least two shaped sections, means for joining said shaped sections together, said means including L-shaped members provided with means for engagement with cooperating means on the ends of the respective sections of said framework.

2. In a canopy, a framework therefor including supporting frames, each of said frames comprising at least two shaped sections, adjustable means for joining said shaped sections, said means including L- shaped joining members mounted with their transverse portions extending in opposite directions and provided with means for engagement with cooperating means on the ends of the respective sections of said frames.

3. In a canopy, a framework therefor, including supporting frames joined by cross bars, each of said frames comprising at least two shaped sections and adjustable means for joining said shaped sections, said means including joining members and clamping means therefor, said joining members being provided with screw threaded means for engagement with cooperating screw threaded means on the ends of said frame sections.

4:. In a canopy as per claim 3, in which said joining members and clamping means respectively comprise two L-shaped members mounted on a bolt, and a cooperating nut for said bolt for clamping said members in any desired position.

5. In a canopy as per claim 3, in which the clamping means includes a nut, having an extension with an opening for the engagementof a projection from said cross bars.

6. In a canopy as per claim 3, in which the clamping means includes a bolt having means thereon for attachment to the walls of a building.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE HOPP. 

